Paul Robeson is a great and famous actor, singer and civil rights campaigner.
When over the years he gets progressively too radical and outspoken for the establishment's liking, he is branded a traitor to his country, harassed, and denied opportunities to perform or travel.
Just as physical, emotional and mental stress threaten to push him over the fine line between genius and madness, he is summoned to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee, to give the most difficult and important performance of his career.
The play is a roller coaster journey through Robeson's remarkable and eventful life, and highlights how his radical activism caused him to be disowned and disremembered, even by the leaders and descendants of the civil rights movement.
It features some of his famous songs and speeches, including a dramatic rendition of Ol' Man River.
“A one-man band in the often impoverished world of the arts shouldn't/wouldn't expect to have access to such incredible talent at such reasonable rates, so I consider myself extremely lucky to have met you guys. Thanks for holding my hand as I've gone from strength to strength, and for making me feel almost a part of the family.”
Tayo Aluko
Published on: 2011-11-25 15:42:59
Last updated on: 2012-04-28 11:49:17